Oklahoma City 89, Portland 77: Good luck finding a Portland fan who didn’t watch this game and dream about having Kevin Durant in the City of Roses. He scored 33 points – topping 25 for the 25th straight game – collected 11 rebounds and the Thunder have won six in a row. Oklahoma City has 30 wins. Portland has 30 wins. There’s optimism in one city. Pessimism in another. Durant put the sickest crossover move on Andre Miller in transition last night, but the video isn’t online yet. Read the rest of this entry »

NBA All-Star Weekend: Among the 4,126 parties this weekend in Dallas is something called the Best of Both Worlds, a party being hosted by Vince Young, Shannon Brown, Show Magazine, and Kobe Bryant. Obviously Kobe's the headliner, so he's featured on the fliers. This is news because ... TMZ claims being connected to this party could "potentially sully [Kobe's] resurrected image." What a joke. The real news is that Laura Dore is incredible (mildly NSFW). This should be the official theme song for All-Star weekend. If anyone will be in Dallas and would like to be a paid correspondent for TBL, let's talk: jmcintyre@thebiglead.com. (30)After tonight’s UNC-Duke game, someone has to ask Coach K if he saw this. Preferably an out-of-town media member – don’t want any locals to feel Coach K’s wrath and get banned from the Durham campus. [via Joe]
If you didn’t see last night’s episode, stop reading. If you don’t watch the show, there will be another post going up in 15 minutes. Read the rest of this entry »
The Roundup: Michigan State Loses Again, Trading Ray Allen, and the Human Microchip
College Basketball, Courts, Legal, ESPN, Former Athletes, NBA, Recruiting, Skateboarding, Tim Tebow 210 Comments »
Anne Hathaway, forever the star of Havoc … Rachel Uchitel will soon be working for Extra … drunk guy steals ambulance with patient inside … of course they didn’t listen to Volcker … found this site rather funny … the housing recovery could take a decade? … couple busted with 50 fake credit cards … for 41, Jennifer Aniston looks terrific in a bikini … imagine crawling between train cars to get home … anyone in Chicago feel the earthquake this morning? … 11-year-old gives birth to a baby … officer nabs shoplifting suspect, then buys the guy food … Letterman hired a female writer! Finally! …
Purdue surprised Michigan State in East Lansing, leaving the Big 10 up for grabs. (Freep)
Tim Tebow to the Colts! Next week: The Chiefs! (CBS Sports)
Outstanding, in-depth read on how the Arizona Wildcats basketball team committed recruiting violations. (SI) Read the rest of this entry »
For some reason, Jets coach Rex Ryan showed up at the Hurricanes/Panthers game in Raleigh last night wearing a Flyers jersey. Read the rest of this entry »
With three weeks left in the regular season, the bubble is shrinking. Next week, we’ll just examine the bubble teams – which number roughly 20, by our count – at this time. Here’s last week’s offering. Read the rest of this entry »
George Hill is apologizing to his team, fans, family and girlfriend for some nude pictures he took last year. “A year ago I made a mistake and take full responsibility for my actions. I have matured and learned from this episode.” For those of you that enjoyed last month’s theme of Greg Oden’s member, just wait. Since Hill isn’t a former #1 pick, we might not hear as much about this crank , but don’t be surprised if more junk surfaces.
[CBSSports.com via @RealFreemanCBS]
Erin Andrews’ Peeper Had Other Targets, like Female Sports Reporters and Actresses
Courts, Legal, ESPN, Erin Andrews 12 Comments »
Michael David Barrett, you’ve got issues. “Also, as he did with victim Andrews, defendant ran “People Searches” (a type of Internet background check that can produce information such as date of birth and home address) on more than 30 other women between Nov. 25, 2006 and July 2, 2009. These women included other female sports reporters, as well as other television personalities.” [The Smoking Gun]





